Bala's Bistro

Bala's Bistro Menu

(901) 509-3024
2160 E Raines Rd, Memphis, TN 38116

Starters


Beef Fatayas
$7.00
3 spicy beef stuffed pastry dough fried to perfection. Served with a spicy onion relish and our signature boom boom sauce.
House Salad
5.00
Iceberg lettuce with onions, tomatoes, cucumber relish and cheese. Served with your choice of ranch, boom boom sauce or spicy honey chipotle sauce.Add grilled chicken, grilled beef or grilled shrimp for an additional charge

$Bistro Favorites Combo

Each bistro favorite combo is served with your choice of fried plantains, house fries or sweet potato fries with spicy honey or fried whole okra. Substitute upgrade to a dinner side. Add jollof rice, bistro fried rice, jasmine rice, couscos, plantains or plantain fufu. Add a 20 oz. coke products Coco Cola, fanta orange, sprite, ginger ale, Dr Pepper, lemonade minute maid, smart water or dasani water for an additional charge.
8 oz. Beef Burger Combo
$8.00
Grilled beef patty served with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and pickles.
Beef Philly Cheese Steak Combo
$8.00
Garnished with caramelized onions, lettuce, tomatoes and jalapenos.
Chicken Sandwich Combo
$8.00
Your choice of fried or grilled chicken, garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, onions, and spicy honey chipotle sauce. Add cheese for an additional charge.
Chicken Tenders Combo
$7.00
5 deep fried chicken tenders. Served with spicy honey chipotle sauce.
Fried Catfish and Shrimp Combo
$13.00
2 catfish and 4 shrimp served with fried okra.
Catfish Po-Boy Combo
$9.00
Fried catfish with boom boom sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber relish.
Shrimp Po-Boy Combo
$9.00
Fried shrimp with boom boom sauce, lettuce, tomatoes and cucumber relish.
Wings Combo
$7.00
6 breaded party wings. Served with carrots and choice of Buffalo, honey gold, honey hot, lemon pepper, honey hot chipotle sauce or BBQ sauce. Extra sauce for an additional charge.
Beef Quesadilla Combo
$8.00
Grilled beef cooked with cheddar cheese, onion and bell peppers served with sour cream and pico de gallo.
Chicken Quesadilla Combo
$8.00
Grilled chicken cooked with cheddar cheese, onion and bell peppers served with sour cream and pico de gallo.
Beef Wrap Combo
$8.00
Grilled beef with cheddar cheese, onions, lettuce and tomatoes. Your choice of sauce BBQ jerk sauce, boom boom, ranch or spicy honey chipotle sauce
Chicken Wrap Combo
8.00
Grilled chicken with cheddar cheese, onions, lettuce and tomatoes. Your choice of sauce BBQ jerk sauce, boom boom, ranch or spicy honey chipotle sauce.

$All About Vegan


Vegan Kimchi Wrap
$8.00
Caramelized onions, cabbage, fresh corn, kimchi with vegan Gouda cheese wrapped with boom boom sauce in a spinach tortilla. Add plant base meat, chicken, beef and shrimp for an additional charge.
Chipotle Vegan Burger
$9.00
Grilled chipotle vegan burger, garnished with lettuce, tomatoes, onions and pickles and vegan Gouda cheese.
Falafel Sandwich
$8.00
Crispy falafel with lettuce and cucumber relish, topped off with boom boom sauce in flatbread. Served with your choice of fried plantains, house fries or sweet potato fries with spicy honey or fried whole okra. Substitute upgrade to a dinner side add jollof rice, bistro fried rice, jasmine rice, couscos, plantains or plantain fufu. Add a 20 oz. coke products Coco Cola, fanta orange, sprite, ginger ale, Dr Pepper, lemonade minute maid, smart water or dasani water for an additional charge.
3 Piece Vegan Fatayas
$7.00
Beets, cabbage, onions, cauliflower and carrots stuffed in pastry dough fried to perfection. Served with a spicy onion relish and our signature boom boom sauce.
Vegetable Pie
7.00
Beets, cabbage, onions, cauliflower and carrots stuffed in pastry dough fried to perfection. Served with a spicy onion relish and our signature boom boom sauce.

$Dinner


Vegan Maafe
$12.00
Creamy peanut butter stew cooked with carrots and cabbage. Served with your choice of jollof rice, bistro fried rice, jasmine rice, couscous and plantains fufu.
Vegan Saka Saka
$12.00
Braised spinach, with onions cooked in palm oil. Served with your choice of jollof rice, bistro fried rice, jasmine rice, couscous, plantains, plantain fufu.
Vegan Okra Stew Soup Kandja
$12.00
Okra stew cooked with onions, celery, and palm oil. Served with your choice of jollof rice, bistro fried rice, jasmine rice, couscous, plantains, plantain fufu.
Vegan Pasta
$12.00
Penne pasta, with onions, tomatoes, spinach, corn, carrots, plant based meat with homemade tomato sauce. Served with falafel.
Vegan Plate
12.00
Joll of rice, fried plantains, vegan saka saka, and falafels.

$Taste of West African Fusion

Each taste of west africa is served with your choice of 1side jasmine rice, jollof rice, bistro fried rice, couscous or plantain fufu.
Maafe
Creamy peanut butter stew cooked with carrots and cabbage.
Saka Saka
Braised spinach cooked with onions in a palm oil.
Okra Stew Soup Kandja
Okra stew cooked with tomatoes, onions, celery, in a palm oil.
Yassa
Braised onions slow cooked with lemon, garlic and Dijon mustard.

Bala’s Bistrspecialties - African and American Cuisine Fusion

Each bistro specialty is served with your choice of 1 side. Jasmine rice, jollof rice, bistro fried rice, couscous, plantain fufu or salad.
12 oz. Bone In Lamb
$16.00
Dibi. Bone-in lamb served with grilled onion.
Beef Pepper Steak
$15.00
Dibi. Served with sauteed onions and peppers.
Chicken
$13.00
Dibi. Grilled chicken served with an onion-carrot and peas relish. Topped with a jerked sauce.
Red Snapper
$20.00
Grilled or fried. Served with a spicy onion relish.
Tilapia
$13.00
Grilled or fried whole tilapia served with cucumber and onion relish.
Grilled Salmon Filet
$15.00
Grilled salmon served with a cucumber and onion relish and our signature boom boom sauce.
Beef Oxtail
$25.00
Braised beef oxtail in a rich tomato sauce with carrots, celery and onions.
Lamb Shank
$16.00
Braised lamb shank in an au jus with carrots and grilled onions.
Peppered Curry Goat
$16.00
Braised bone-in goat smothered with a spicy peppered curry sauce with potatoes and carrots.
Fried Catfish Filets
Fried catfish filets served with 4 whole fried okra.

The Bistro Pasta

Penne pasta served with your choice of a creamy garlic Parmesan Alfredo sauce or our decadent homemade tomato sauce.
Chicken Pasta
$12.00
Shrimp Pasta
$15.00
Salmon Pasta
$15.00
Seafood and Chicken Pasta
16.00

$Dinner Sides


Fried Plantains
$4.00
Jasmine Rice
$3.00
Jollof Rice
$4.00
Bistro Fried Rice
$5.00
Couscous
$4.00
Attieke
$4.00
Plantain Fufu
$4.00
House Fries
$2.00
Sweet Potato Fries
$2.00
Fried Okra
$4.00
Vermicelli
$4.00
Side Salad
$4.00
Side Grilled Shrimp
$6.00
Fried Shrimp
6.00

$Desserts


Chocolate Cake
$4.00
Cheesecake
$4.00
Beignets
$3.00
A fried delicacy served with your choice of cinnamon or powdered sugar. Add caramel, strawberry or chocolate sauce for an additional charge.
Vanilla Ice Cream
3.00

$BALA’S BISTRO FAMOUS HOUSE MADE DRINKS

16 OZ. Bottles
HOUSE GINGER JUICE
$3.00
HOUSE HONEY GINGER JUICE
$3.00
HOUSE LIME GINGER JUICE
$3.00
HOUSE TURMERIC GINGER JUICE
$3.00
HOUSE HIBISCUS JUICE
$3.00
HOUSE HONEY HIBISCUS JUICE
$3.00
HOUSE COCONUT BAOBAB JUICE
$3.00
HOUSE BAOBAB FRUIT JUICE
$3.00
HOUSE TAMARIND JUICE
$3.00
HOUSE GINGER TAMARIND JUICE
3.00

$HOUSE DRINKS BY THE GALLON


HOUSE GINGER JUICE
$20.00
HOUSE HIBISCUS JUICE
$20.00
HOUSE LIME GINGER JUICE
$20.00
HOUSE TURMERIC GINGER JUICE
$20.00
HOUSE TAMARIND JUICE
20.00

$Soft Drinks

20 Oz.
20 Oz. Soft Drink
$2.00

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